Pocket hatrack



Jan. 15,1952 5. L. KEENE ETYAL POCKET HAT RACK INVENTORS 2 SHEETSSHEET l 72 W Man/am p ATTORNEYS Filed June 22, 1951 Jan. 15, 1952 S. L. KEENE ET AL 2,582,338

POCKET HAT RACK Filed June 22 1951 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 Patented Jan. 15, 1 952 POCKET HA'IRACK ShefiordhKeene and Richard .T; Palmer, Hampton, Va.

Application, J une.2 '2, 1951, Serial No. 232,972

3 Claims.

This invention relates to-hat racks, and more particularly toa personal hat rack adapted to be carried in the pocket ofthe wearer;

A main object of the invention is to provide a; novel and improved personal hat rack device which is simple" in construction, which is neat in appearance, and which is normally maintained in an out-of-the-wa-y position.

' A'iurther object of the invention is to provide arr-improved personal hatrack deviceadapted to be carriedin the wearers pocket and which normally has the appearance of a pen and pencilset, but which may be readily swung to an out-- wardly extending position to receivethe users hat and to support same as long as desired, the device being inexpensiveto: fabricate, having only a few parts, being sturdy in construction, and having an ornamental appearance.

Further objects and advantages of the inven tion will become" apparent from the following description and claims, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a View of a person, showing an improved hat rack device according to the present invention engaged in the wearers pocket and arranged in an outwardly extending position to receive the wearers hat;

Figure 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the hat rack device illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged front elevational view of the improved hat rack device;

Figure 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken on the line 1-| of Figure 3;

Figure 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of Figure '7, but showing the internal construction of the lower portion of the rat rack stud locking member.

Referring to the drawings, the hat rack device is designated generally at H, and comprises a pair of parallel, tubular body members rigidly connected together in spaced relationship by the spaced, parallel, flat bar members I4 and I5. A hinge arrangement includes a tubular cap [6 which is shouldered at I! and which is telescopically engaged in the body member I2. Secured transversely in the upper portion of the cap member I6 is a pin l8 to which is connected one end of a coil spring I9, the other end of said spring being connected to a tapered plug 20 engaged in the lower end of the tubular body member l2. Designated at 2| is a hollow stud member which is rigidly secured to cap i6 by a fiat bar member 22 and which is spaced at thesame distance from-the cap member It as the body member I3 is spaced from the body member i2. The hollow stud member 2 I has a relatively thick bottom wall 23 which isformed with a recess 24. Pivotedat diametrically op-- posite points in the top portion of the body memberiii is asemicircular yoke 25 formed at its mid-portion with an upstanding lug 25 lockingly engageable in the recess 24-, as shown in Figure 3. The mid-portion of the yoke 25 is formed with an outwardly extending shank element 2? which passes through a vertical slot 28 formed in the wall of body member l3, said shank having secured to its end a head 29. En-

circling the shank is a coil spring 30'which bears between head 29 and the outer surface of body member l8 and exerts frictional binding force which serves to maintain the yoke 25 in a desired adjusted position. For example, when the yoke is in its uppermost position, the lug 26 is engaged in the recess 24 and holds the stud 2| in alignment with the body member l3. When the head 29 is depressed, causing the yoke 25 to be swung downwardly, the lug 26 is disengaged from the recess 24, releasing the stud element 2| and a1- lowing said stud element to be swung outwardly, ior example, to the dotted view position of Figure 2, whereby the connecting bar 22 is substantially at right angles to the plane of the body members I2 and I3. The rim of the body member I3 is formed with an upstanding lug 3| located opposite the lug 26, the lug 3| serving as a stop means to limit the return movement of the stud element 2| to a position wherein it is in axial alignment with the body member l3, and in which it may be secured by the locking engagement of lug 26 in recess 24.

The body members l2 and I3 are provided with respective pocket-engaging clip members 32 and 33, whereby the body members l2 and I3 may be secured in the wearers pocket in side-byside relationship, and whereby the elements l6 and 2| appear to be the upper portions of a pen and pencil set, under normal conditions. As shown in Figure 3, the connecting bar 22 may be suitably decorated with the wearers initials or monogram.

As shown in Figure 1, when it is desired to employ the device to support the wearers hat, the wearer releases the stud element 2| by depressing the head 29, whereby the stud element 2| may be swung outwardly to a forwardly projecting position, as shown in Figure 1, whereupon the wearer's hat may be hung on the stud element 2 I, as shown in dotted view.

The hollow stud element 2| may be employed to house a cigarette lighter 34, the said stud element being provided with the detachable top cap 35 affording access to the cigarette lighter 34. The body member l3 may be formed with a second wall element 36 which may be centrally apertured to support a removable plug 31 of suitable deformable resilient material, such as rubber or the like, said plug being formed with a central slot in which a nail file 38 is secured. Access to the plug 31 is provided when the stud element 2| is swung to an outwardly projecting position exposing the top end of the body memher [3.

The coil spring I9 biases the hinge cap l6 toward the body member l2, and at the same time biases the stud element 2| toward the body member l3, thereby preventing accidental disengagement of the stud element 2| from the securing lug 26.

While a specific embodiment of an improved personal pocket hat rack has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A pocket hat rack comprising a pair of parallel body members, means rigidly connecting said body members in spaced relation, a hinge member rotatably secured on one body member, a stud member, means rigidly connecting said stud member to said hinge member and arranged to at times support said stud member in a posi- 4 tion axially aligned with said second body mem ber, and releasable latch means on said second body member arranged to lockingly secure said stud member in said axially aligned position.

2. A pocket hat rack comprising a pair of parallel body members, means rigidly connecting said body members in spaced relation, a shoul dered cap member rotatably engaged in one body member in coaxial relation therewith, a stud member, means rigidly connecting said stud member to said cap member and arranged to at times support said stud member in a position axially aligned with said second body member, releasable latch means on said second body member arranged to lockingly secure said stud member in said axially aligned position, and spring means securing said cap member to said one body member.

3. A pocket hat rack comprising a pair of parallel, tubular body members, means rigidly connecting said body members in spaced relation, a shouldered cap member rotatably engaged in one body member in coaxial relation therewith, a hollow stud member, means rigidly connecting said stud member to said cap member and arranged to at times support said stud member in a position axially aligned with said second body member, releasable latch means on said second body member arranged to lockingly secure said stud member in said axially aligned position, and a coil spring arranged axially in said one body member and connected at its ends respectively to said one body member and said cap member, said spring being arranged to bias the cap member and the stud member toward engagement with the respective body members.

SHEFFORD L. KEENE. RICHARD T. PALMER.

No references cited. 

